2019 Bucharest Open

The 2019 BRD Bucharest Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the sixth edition of the tournament and part of the International category of the 2019 WTA Tour. It was held from 15 to 21 July 2019 at the Arenele BNR in Bucharest, Romania.^[1]

2019 Bucharest Open
Date	15–21 July
Edition	6th
Category	WTA International
Draw	32S / 16D
Prize money	$250,000
Surface	Clay
Location	Bucharest, Romania
Venue	Arenele BNR
Champions
Singles
Elena Rybakina
Doubles
Viktória Kužmová / Kristýna Plíšková

Points and prize money

Point distribution

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32	Q	Q3	Q2	Q1
Singles	280	180	110	60	30	1	18	14	10	1
Doubles					1	—	—	—	—	—

Prize money

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32	Q3	Q2	Q1
Singles	$43,000	$21,400	$11,300	$5,900	$3,310	$1,925	$1,005	$730	$530
Doubles	$12,300	$6,400	$3,435	$1,820	$960	—	—	—

Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
LAT	Anastasija Sevastova	12	1
SVK	Viktória Kužmová	47	2
RUS	Veronika Kudermetova	59	3
SLO	Tamara Zidanšek	61	4
ROU	Sorana Cîrstea	77	5
GER	Laura Siegemund	82	6
ESP	Aliona Bolsova	92	7
CZE	Kristýna Plíšková	94	8

• ¹ Rankings as of 1 July 2019.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

• Irina Bara
• Jaqueline Cristian
• Elena-Gabriela Ruse

The following player received entry using a protected ranking into the singles main draw:

• Bethanie Mattek-Sands

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Martina Di Giuseppe
• Jaimee Fourlis
• Patricia Maria Țig
• Xu Shilin

The following players received entry as lucky losers:

• Anna Bondár
• Alexandra Cadanțu
• Tereza Mrdeža
• Isabella Shinikova

Withdrawals

• Margarita Gasparyan → replaced by Kaja Juvan
• Polona Hercog → replaced by Anna Bondár
• Ivana Jorović → replaced by Isabella Shinikova
• Kaia Kanepi → replaced by Aliona Bolsova
• Bethanie Mattek-Sands → replaced by Tereza Mrdeža
• Yulia Putintseva → replaced by Barbora Krejčíková
• Anna Karolína Schmiedlová → replaced by Paula Badosa
• Tereza Smitková → replaced by Varvara Flink
• Sara Sorribes Tormo → replaced by Elena Rybakina
• Alison Van Uytvanck → replaced by Varvara Lepchenko
• Tamara Zidanšek → replaced by Alexandra Cadanțu

Retirements

• Aliona Bolsova (right ankle injury)
• Veronika Kudermetova (right ankle injury)

WTA doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
ROU	Irina-Camelia Begu	ROU	Raluca Olaru	80	1
SRB	Aleksandra Krunić	USA	Bethanie Mattek-Sands	134	2
ESP	Lara Arruabarrena	ROU	Andreea Mitu	145	3
SVK	Viktória Kužmová	CZE	Kristýna Plíšková	191	4

• Rankings are as of July 1, 2019

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

• Irina Bara / Patricia Maria Țig
• Georgia Crăciun / Irina Fetecău

The following pair received entry as alternates:

• Elena Bogdan / Alexandra Cadanțu

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

• Ivana Jorović (right elbow injury)
• Bethanie Mattek-Sands (knee pain)

During the tournament

• Aliona Bolsova (right ankle injury)
• Patricia Maria Țig (left wrist injury)

Champions

Singles

Main article: 2019 Bucharest Open – Singles

• Elena Rybakina def. Patricia Maria Tig, 6–2, 6–0

Doubles

Main article: 2019 Bucharest Open – Doubles

• Viktória Kužmová / Kristýna Plíšková def. Jaqueline Cristian / Elena-Gabriela Ruse, 6–4, 7–6^(7–3)